It is so important to hire your full service wedding planner first.

Hiring your wedding planner should be the first step in your planning process. Even before booking a venue or hiring other vendors. A full service wedding planner can help you navigate the overwhelming number of options and time constraints.

Venue Research Is A Massive Undertaking

Finding the right venue for a wedding weekend can be so hard and feel never ending. Most full service planners assist with or fully take over this process. A professional planner will save clients hundreds of hours Googling and spiraling down Instagram rabbit holes.

If you are going to hire a wedding planner, go with the full service option if you can fit it into your budget. Having them help with this process will take a massive weight off your shoulders.

There Are Requirements And Aspects That Planners Know To Look For

Speaking of venues, contracts for venues (and all other vendors) can vary GREATLY. And having someone with years of experience in these matters is so so important to have on your side.

While the sentence “wind gusts up to 20mph will incur a maintenance fee of $15 per guests” may not make much of a difference to a couple, it will make a WORLD of difference to a planner who has to assist with the designing and planning according to anything that could go wrong (and will save clients loads of money in the long run).

It Will Save Boat Loads Of Time And Money

Again, just having someone on your side, with experience, to figure out logistics and comb through vendor regulations and specifications with a magnifying glass will save you SO MUCH time and money.

A good planner will be able to look for things like whether or not a venue has rentals available or power near the stage, or a sound curfew in place, or building capabilities for your design. And they can advise you on decisions BEFORE you make them…saving you loads of time and money.

Planning A Wedding Is A Full Time Job

If you are going to hire a full service planner, you will want them on your side from the very beginning as your support and ally through the entire process. Don’t sleep on it. Hire the planner. With their expertise, you’ll save time, avoid costly mistakes, and create a seamless foundation for your big day.